Once Upon a Rabbit Функсияи асосӣ: Филми кӯтоҳи аниматсионӣ by Jesseter Wang and Hannah Sun

Once Upon a Rabbit Функсияи асосӣ: Филми кӯтоҳи аниматсионӣ by Jesseter Wang and Hannah Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award in Дизайни филм, видео ва аниматсия Competition Category.

БиринҷФилм· 2026

Once Upon a Rabbit Функсияи асосӣ: Филми кӯтоҳи аниматсионӣ

by Jesseter Wang and Hannah Sun

Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award Winner in Филм Category

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The Design

About Once Upon a Rabbit Функсияи асосӣ: Филми кӯтоҳи аниматсионӣ

Матни китоб: «Боре Харгӯше буд» лоиҳаи тарроҳии аниматсионӣ мебошад, ки аз ҷузъиёти фарҳангии Ҷашни Фонусҳо ва хотираҳои визуалии кӯдакӣ илҳом гирифтааст. Ин асар тавассути омезиши шакли фазоӣ ва ҳисси нақшакашии дастӣ забони визуалии нарм ва пуробуранге меофарад, ки тасвирҳое эҷод мекунад, ки ҳам сохтормандӣ ва ҳам бозигӯшона ҳис карда мешаванд. Мотивҳои такроршаванда, ба монанди харгӯш ва Тангюан, гулӯлаҳои биринҷӣ, ҳамчун лангарҳои визуалӣ истифода мешаванд, дар ҳоле ки ҳаракат, ритм ва таркиб фазо ва пайвастагиро таъкид мекунанд, ки дар натиҷа таҷрибаи тарроҳии ягонае, ки дар гармӣ, ошноӣ ва ҳамоҳангии фарҳангӣ реша давондааст, ба вуҷуд меояд.

The Recognition

About the Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award

Once Upon a Rabbit Функсияи асосӣ: Филми кӯтоҳи аниматсионӣ ғолиби Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award аст, ки эътирофи басо обрӯманд буда, ба тарҳҳои барҷаста дода мешавад, ки бо эҷодкорӣ, зеҳни тез ва зиракӣ фарқ мекунанд. Ғолибони биринҷ артефактҳои хеле моҳир ва ба таври ҷолиб эҷодкоронаанд, ки таҷрибаи васеъ, тасаввурот ва зеҳни тарроҳони худро тасдиқ мекунанд. Интизор меравад, ки Once Upon a Rabbit Функсияи асосӣ: Филми кӯтоҳи аниматсионӣ ашёи хеле қадршуда, мавриди таҳсин ва маҳбуб бошад, ки ба таври назаррас касбӣ ва навоварона аст. Ин тарҳи ғолиби Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award беҳтарин амалияро дар санъат, илм, тарроҳӣ ва технология дар бар мегирад ва бо диққати худ ба тафсилот аъло аст. Once Upon a Rabbit Функсияи асосӣ: Филми кӯтоҳи аниматсионӣ эҳтиёҷотро бо зебоӣ қонеъ мекунад, ба хостаҳо даст мерасонад, эҳсосотро мафтун месозад ва кунҷковиро ҷалб мекунад.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Once Upon a Rabbit is an animated short inspired by childhood memories and subtle cultural details of the Lantern Festival. Guided by the recurring presence of the rabbit and tangyuan (rice balls), the film unfolds as a sequence of connected moments that gradually lead toward a shared table. The piece emphasizes emotional flow and visual association over explicit storytelling, capturing the lively warmth of the Lantern Festival.
Dimensions & Packaging: 16x9 video file
Tags: Animation, Motion Design, Illustration, Culture, Year of Rabbit
Production Technology: The project was produced using a hybrid 3D and 2D animation workflow. Core scenes and motion were created in Cinema 4D, with a focus on modeling and animation. The renders were then composited in Adobe After Effects, where textures, graphic details, and subtle motion accents were added to achieve a cohesive, handcrafted visual quality.
Design Challenge: A key creative challenge was achieving a sense of warmth and human touch within a digitally constructed visual environment. The project sought to avoid a rigid or overly polished appearance by introducing texture, softness, and brush-like qualities into form and motion. Balancing control and imperfection required careful visual restraint, ensuring the imagery remained expressive and inviting while maintaining coherence and clarity throughout the animation.
Research: This project is based on exploratory design research focused on visual expression and cultural memory. The objective was to understand how abstract form, color, and motion could evoke familiarity associated with the Lantern Festival without relying on literal depiction. The research was conducted through visual experimentation, reference studies, and iterative sketching using digital tools. Observations were drawn from personal memory, cultural imagery, and repeated motion tests. The results informed a visual language that balances simplicity and expressiveness, demonstrating how motion design can translate shared cultural atmosphere into an accessible and emotionally resonant visual experience.
Inspiration: Once Upon a Rabbit was inspired by childhood memories and subtle cultural details of the Lantern Festival. The project explores the use of 3D techniques rendered with a 2D sensibility, creating a vivid yet dreamlike visual language reminiscent of childhood doodles. By prioritizing mood, memory, and shared cultural experience over literal representation, the work aims to evoke a sense of warmth and nostalgia through motion.
Project Duration: The project was developed and completed in 2023 as an independent animation project, produced remotely.
Operation Flow: Motion unfolds through a sequence of gentle transformations, where shapes, colors, and motifs transition fluidly between scenes. Visual elements expand, contract, and reorganize to guide attention and create continuity, allowing the design to feel cohesive while maintaining a sense of lightness and rhythm throughout the experience.
Team Members: Jesseter Wang,
Hannah Sun
Image Credits: Direction / Design / Animation: [Jesseter Wang & Hannah Sun]
Music / Sound: [Davis Aguirre]